He is of the view that the Spanish model should be followed in this pursuit, where Real Madrid and Barcelona second teams participate in the Segunda Division B.

Woodward said: “If we could have a ‘B’ team playing, it would solve a lot of issues.

“The reserves do deliver some of the objectives, the system just isn’t as good as it could be.

“Barcelona and Real Madrid have a competitive edge with their system, as have Ajax.

“You can look at different models. There is no clear and obvious answer.”

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